Joint Letter on Passing of Iranian Human Rights Defender Ali Ajami
The letter has been updated to include the signature of IHRDC.
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Iraq: New Government, New Legislative Agenda
Updated to include the International Committee of the Red Cross' latest estimate of people missing in Iraq.
Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide
This statement has been edited to clarify details about racial discrimination in China and to better describe the measures social media companies should take to combat hate speech globally.
Philippines: Prison Deaths Unreported Amid Pandemic
The congestion rate in Philippine jails cited in this news release has been corrected to indicate that the figure was from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, not the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Iraq: Urgent Need for Domestic Violence Law
A quote in this news release has been updated to reflect that Iraq's lawmakers have not done enough to save the lives of women and girls dying at the hands of their families.
COVID-19: A Human Rights Checklist
At least 84 countries have imposed emergency policies and measures due to the COVID-19 crisis, but according to publicly available notifications deposited with the UN, only 11 countries have formally informed the UN of derogations from their human rights obligations as of April 15.
Lebanon: Direct COVID-19 Assistance to Hardest Hit
April 8, 2020:
This news release has been updated to correct the USD value of 75 billion Lebanese pounds. It is approximately $28 million.
South Africa: Set Rights-Centered COVID-19 Measures
This news release has been updated to correct the number of gender-based violence cases during lockdown on March 27, 2020 to March 31, 2020.
Philippines: Reduce Crowded Jails to Stop COVID-19
The congestion rate in Philippine jails cited in this news release has been corrected to indicate that the figure was from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, not the International Committee of the Red Cross.
US: Ease Sanctions on Iran in COVID-19 Crisis
This press release has been updated to reflect ventilators and CT scanners as among the equipment exempted after an expansion of the general license in November 2015.